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and even the obamas themselves got in on the act. ererererererer >>> overseas stocks are climbing this morning. tokyo's nikkei average climbed 0.7% today. hong kong's hang seng rose nearly 2%. in london, the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow fell 37 points yesterday. the nasdaq gained almost 15 points. >>> well, believe it or not, toyota has issued yet another massive recall. this time, nearly 2.2 million vehicles, are being recalled because the gas pedal could become trapped by floor mats or even jammed in the carpeting. toyota has now recalled 14 million vehicles since 2009, to fix a wide range of problems. >>> and a little bit of good news. most workers can expect to take home a little bit more money this year. a new survey finds that companies plan on increasing pay by an average of 3%. that's up from 2.7% last year. and would be the biggest hike since the start of the financial crisis. >>> and the irs are offering leniency for some who are struggling with their tax debt. the agency has announced new rules, to make
and even the obamas themselves got in on the act. ererererererer >>> overseas stocks are climbing this morning. tokyo's nikkei average climbed 0.7% today. hong kong's hang seng rose nearly 2%. in london, the ftse opened higher. and on wall street, the dow fell 37 points yesterday. the nasdaq gained almost 15 points. >>> well, believe it or not, toyota has issued yet another massive recall. this time, nearly 2.2 million vehicles, are being recalled because the gas pedal could...
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to turn up and possibly divert all that media attention from their big day to her. >> reporter: the obamas are reportedly not on the list though. in the past, first ladies have attended. >> one of diana's bridesmaids -- >> the crowds and the emotion on the outside of that cathedral were extraordinary. and then she went into the cathedral. >> reporter: unlike the wedding of charles and diana, an extravagant spectacle. this is a royal wedding with an eye on the numbers and an emphasis on the royal for the couple seems want fun with the formality. dignitaries, charity workers and members of the military will join celebrities like the beckhams. 1900 guests have been invited to westminster abbey, close to 600 for lunch at buckingham palace, but only 300 get to stay for an intimate dinner. this is a couple keen to mix the royal tradition with their real lives, next week a case in point. first, an official engagement in north wales where william is based with the royal air force, but then it's party time, a college reunion at st. andrews university where they first met. william and kate take thei
to turn up and possibly divert all that media attention from their big day to her. >> reporter: the obamas are reportedly not on the list though. in the past, first ladies have attended. >> one of diana's bridesmaids -- >> the crowds and the emotion on the outside of that cathedral were extraordinary. and then she went into the cathedral. >> reporter: unlike the wedding of charles and diana, an extravagant spectacle. this is a royal wedding with an eye on the numbers and...
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meets with president obama today at the white house for more talks. emily schmidt is joining us, now, from washington, with the latest details. >> reporter: good morning to you. secretary of state hillary clinton spoke this weekend of a post-gadhafi libya. but if the world is expecting him to step down, he is sure showing no signs of hastening the process. anti-government protesters have taken control as close as they can get to libya's capital. just one city away. this man says, the people do not want moammar gadhafi. neither does the u.s., which says the libyan leader of four decades must leave immediately. and neither does the united nations security council, which voted this weekend to impose sanctions on libya. >> i can't remember a time in recent memory, when the council has acted so swiftly, so decisively in unanimity, on an urgent matter on international human rights. >> reporter: for the first time, gadhafi's son spoke with christiane amanpour. and said allegations that his father launched air strikes against their own people is wrong. >> sho
meets with president obama today at the white house for more talks. emily schmidt is joining us, now, from washington, with the latest details. >> reporter: good morning to you. secretary of state hillary clinton spoke this weekend of a post-gadhafi libya. but if the world is expecting him to step down, he is sure showing no signs of hastening the process. anti-government protesters have taken control as close as they can get to libya's capital. just one city away. this man says, the...
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isn't very good at it and he senses and this is heresy among republicans that president obama is no pushover. >> i do think that the idea that running against barack obama is going to be really easy for the republican nominee, that's utter nonsense. >> reporter: why? >> because he's going to have a billion dollars to start with and no primary opponent. and running against that mountain of money and a guy who is the incumbent president, i don't care who it is, the power of incumbency is significant. >> reporter: there's another reason this might not be mike huckabee's year, the tea party means it's a very different republican party this time around. >> what i'm going to find out is what are the objections that i have to overcome? you know, in the republican primary it's a demolition derby. it's not just a matter of am i making some people happy but how intensely am i making some people within that primary unhappy? >> reporter: huckabee has a real independence group and approved taxes as governor, opposed some crackdowns on illegal immigrants and granted clemency to a lot of convicted criminal
isn't very good at it and he senses and this is heresy among republicans that president obama is no pushover. >> i do think that the idea that running against barack obama is going to be really easy for the republican nominee, that's utter nonsense. >> reporter: why? >> because he's going to have a billion dollars to start with and no primary opponent. and running against that mountain of money and a guy who is the incumbent president, i don't care who it is, the power of...
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this, while president obama for the first time called for moammar gadhafi to step down. here in the bay area demonstrators gathered at the u.n. plaza in san francisco. we'll have the latest. >>> the close call a pilot had today after his plane crashed just after taking off from the palo alto airport. the news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. snow fell in parts of the bay area today, but nothing like the forecast called for. well, now the temperatures are headed down again. we have team coverage on this cold snap. kimberly terry tells us house nurseries are preparing for all this. but we check in first with rob mayeda. >> record-breaking temperatures early this morning. 20s out in san rafael, 28 degrees, napa 27, 34 in oakland and 35 at sfo airport. it was around twin peaks in san francisco we had the dusting of snow overnight. even around san jose, early in the morning, but mainly just some rain. but notice what happened during the day today. we had pretty intense showers rolling through. morgan hill and san martin. brent canon reporting showe
this, while president obama for the first time called for moammar gadhafi to step down. here in the bay area demonstrators gathered at the u.n. plaza in san francisco. we'll have the latest. >>> the close call a pilot had today after his plane crashed just after taking off from the palo alto airport. the news at 5:00 starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm diane dwyer. snow fell in parts of the bay area today, but nothing like the forecast called for. well, now the...
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at the white house, president obama decided to close the u.s. embassy in tripoli, suspend limited military cooperation, freeze arm sales and the treasury department sent this advisory to banks, to be on the lookout for any movement of gadhafi's money. this as they prepare to freeze his assets, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. the british and swiss already have. >> it's clear that colonel gadhafi has lost the confidence of his people. >> reporter: the white house still stopped short of calling for gadhafi's ouster. france's president sarkozy was tougher. he said mr. gadhafi must leave. >> we shouldn't kid ourselves. sanctions, asset freezing, travel limits and the rest are not the sort of tools that are going to turn a situation like this around. >> until the money runs out, until the mercenaries run out, until those family members who control security units around gadhafi decide that he has to go and that may well not happen, there's not a whole lot we're going to do. >> reporter: still in washington today at their residence, libyan diplomats, raise
at the white house, president obama decided to close the u.s. embassy in tripoli, suspend limited military cooperation, freeze arm sales and the treasury department sent this advisory to banks, to be on the lookout for any movement of gadhafi's money. this as they prepare to freeze his assets, perhaps as soon as tomorrow. the british and swiss already have. >> it's clear that colonel gadhafi has lost the confidence of his people. >> reporter: the white house still stopped short of...
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in a stunning turn of events, president obama told the justice department to stop defending the 1996 law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. the president's been defending the law for two years, but today, he called it unconstitutional. jerry savoy and john weiss of danbury, connecticut, are suing the government over the defense of marriage act. >> we challenged it because it's fundamentally wrong. >> and it directly effects us. >> reporter: that's because even though they are legally married in connecticut, jerry, a federal employee, can not use the family health insurance plan to cover john, recently diagnosed with type ii diabetes. the defense of marriage act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman, was signed into law by president clinton in 1996. after defending the law for two years, president obama today said the government no longer would, since it violates constitutional principles. conservatives blasted the president for undermining the traditional institution of family. >> what they're trying to look for is approval from society by redefini
in a stunning turn of events, president obama told the justice department to stop defending the 1996 law that defines marriage as between one man and one woman. the president's been defending the law for two years, but today, he called it unconstitutional. jerry savoy and john weiss of danbury, connecticut, are suing the government over the defense of marriage act. >> we challenged it because it's fundamentally wrong. >> and it directly effects us. >> reporter: that's because...
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president obama is demanding that moammar gadhafi step down immediately. this came after a phone call with the german chancellor angela merkel in which both leaders, we're told, expressed deep concerns over what they called the brutalization of the libyan protesters. the white house issued a statement in which president obama said quote, when a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for his country by leaving now. the two leaders also urged the international community to take strong measures to hold libya's government accountable, but they didn't say what the measures should be. >> john hendren in front of the white house tonight. thank you. >>> in the meantime from egypt this evening where the revolution toppled president mubarak, an alarming scene. the military police using force against protesters, just before dawn today, beating them and making arrests there. protesters feel the military's patience is wearing out, but the council has separated
president obama is demanding that moammar gadhafi step down immediately. this came after a phone call with the german chancellor angela merkel in which both leaders, we're told, expressed deep concerns over what they called the brutalization of the libyan protesters. the white house issued a statement in which president obama said quote, when a leader's only means of staying in power is to use mass violence against his people, he has lost the legitimacy to rule and needs to do what is right for...
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clipped with the last flight of the discovery the shuttles are to be decommissioned soon and under obama's a new space program astronauts will have to rely on russian spacecraft to take them into orbit and. we're highlighting the stories that made headlines this week welcome to the program the un security council has slapped sanctions on a libya's leader moammar gadhafi and ordered an investigation into crimes against humanity all of this following the bloodshed in the country over one thousand people have been killed in almost two weeks of the uprising against the regime and our correspondent in the area is it all about he's keeping across the developments . the u.n. security council voted unanimously to impose these sanctions on the gadhafi regime that they'll take the form of a travel ban against colonel gadhafi himself as well as others close to him an asset freeze on gadhafi and is in a circle a sixteen names on this list is also an arms embargo placed upon libya now the resolution it was brought forward by france the u.k. germany and the united states also contains a referral to the
clipped with the last flight of the discovery the shuttles are to be decommissioned soon and under obama's a new space program astronauts will have to rely on russian spacecraft to take them into orbit and. we're highlighting the stories that made headlines this week welcome to the program the un security council has slapped sanctions on a libya's leader moammar gadhafi and ordered an investigation into crimes against humanity all of this following the bloodshed in the country over one thousand...
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., president obama broke his public silence on the violence calling it, quote, outrageous and he said his highest priority is protecting u.s. citizens as the state department works to evacuate them from libya by ferry. those efforts have been delayed by bad weather. >>> a judge in london ruled this morning that wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to sweden over allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women. representatives for assaj who expressed concern their client risked being handed over to the u.s. have announced they will appeal. >>> protests over a proposal to strip public employees in wisconsin of collective bargaining rights. now that divide is deepening after a prank phone call to that state's governor put a spotlight on potential motives behind that controversy. here is michael isakoff. >> reporter: publicly governor scott walker has insisted the standoff over union rights in wisconsin is all about saving money. >> we're going to balance the budget the right way, not going to push it off to the next generation to taxpayers. >> reporter: in a phone c
., president obama broke his public silence on the violence calling it, quote, outrageous and he said his highest priority is protecting u.s. citizens as the state department works to evacuate them from libya by ferry. those efforts have been delayed by bad weather. >>> a judge in london ruled this morning that wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to sweden over allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women. representatives for assaj who expressed concern their...
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saturday, president obama made his strongest comments to date on the uprising, saying in a private phone call to germany's chancellor, that gadhafi should step down and leave the country. in libya, thousands of desperate travelers crowded tripoli's airport, also planes rescued more than 150 civilians from libya's desert. many of them oil workers. >> i wasn't scared, it was just not knowing when we could get out or not was the biggest thing. >> back in the country they fled, libya's embattled government handed out guns to supporters and handed out gunned patrols. >> gadhafi's son says libya remains calm, but signs of clashes and violence is everywhere, even in the capital city where gadhafi is still in control. at the united nations, scott goldberg for cbs news. >>> a popular san jose market shut its doors tonight after more than six decades. the market developed a loyal following over the past 63 years. the family owned grocery store has been sold to the supermarket chain. the brothers are all in their 70s and 80s and thought it was time to retire. they promise a new store with italian r
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today for the first time, president obama called for the leader to step down. saying the libyan dick tator ha lost his legitimatesy. we want to begin with jonathan rugman in tripoli tonight. >> reporter: they were burying their dead today. paying the ultimate price. for protesting against moammar gadhafi's rule. thousands attended this funeral and some were overcome with grief. 68 bodies counted by one doctor here in the last few days. gadhafi we will bury you they shouted. such defiance in the capital almost unthinkable to this uprising which began only last week. just outside of tripoli, another sign of the crisis confronting libya's regime. soldiers joining protesters 30 in the town 30 miles from the capitol. these pictures can't be verified but it seems that the rebellion is now on gadhafi's doorstep. and now small groups are on converging on tripoli itself. this checkpoint, many long coats defending the city itself. when we started filming openly, the guns suddenly disappeared. instead, the militia ripped up a demonstration in support of 41 years of doll c
today for the first time, president obama called for the leader to step down. saying the libyan dick tator ha lost his legitimatesy. we want to begin with jonathan rugman in tripoli tonight. >> reporter: they were burying their dead today. paying the ultimate price. for protesting against moammar gadhafi's rule. thousands attended this funeral and some were overcome with grief. 68 bodies counted by one doctor here in the last few days. gadhafi we will bury you they shouted. such defiance...
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president obama said today he now believes the law which blocks the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages is unconstitutional and government lawyers will no longer defend it in court. the law does, however, remain in effect and will remain unless it's struck down. >>> chicagoans have a new mayor-elect tonight. rahm emanuel, the former white house chief of staff, former congressman, emerged from a field of six contenders to replace the legendary richard daley, racking up 55% of the vote and avoiding a runoff. he faces some major challenges there, including a big budget deficit and spiraling public pension costs. >>> when we come back here tonight, a story in the news, a tragedy in fact, now has a lot of parents of athletes worried about concussions and long-term effects. >>> later, a man who owes his success to the generosity of others is making a difference in his own right. >>> funeral services will be held saturday for an nfl veteran, dave duerson of the chicago bears, a super bowl champion, who committed suicide last week, leaving behind notes and text messages to hi
president obama said today he now believes the law which blocks the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriages is unconstitutional and government lawyers will no longer defend it in court. the law does, however, remain in effect and will remain unless it's struck down. >>> chicagoans have a new mayor-elect tonight. rahm emanuel, the former white house chief of staff, former congressman, emerged from a field of six contenders to replace the legendary richard daley, racking...
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in a statement issued by the white house, president obama welcomed the, quote, positive sign urging the algerian government to do more to promote freedom for its people. >>> a college student in texas has been arrested by the fbi for plotting a string of terror attacks here m u.s. the 20-year-old allegedly obtained chemicals for a bomb and researched potential targets, including dams and nuclear plants. even the home of former president george w. bush. agents say they were tipped off to the suspect after a mcincome chemical company reported he placed a suspicious order. according to court documents, the man also wrote in his journal that it was "time for jihad." if convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison. >>> early this morning in wisconsin despite weeks of protests, a controversial push to strip union workers of their collective bargaining rights cleared its first hurdle. after three grueling days of debate the wes wisconsin state assembly passed a bill backed by the state's newly elected republican governor. the measure now moves to the state senate where republicans
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this weekend, president obama, for the first time, publicly called for gadhafi's ouster. while backing that call, today, republican john mccain said the u.s. needs to go further. >> we could impose and could have imposed a no-fly zone. they would have stopped flying if that had been imposed. they are using air power and helicopters to continue these massacres. >> reporter: and lester, another senator, independent joe lieberman, says the united states government should recognize those opposition leaders in benghazi as the legitimate libyan government and arm them. and meanwhile, consultations will continue this week at the white house. the president meets tomorrow with ban ki-moon, the u.n. secretary-general. lester? >> mike viqueira at the white house. thank you. >>> we want to turn now to the tragedy in christchurch, new zealand. the death toll from this week's earthquake is now around 150, but officials warn the number could go well over 200 by the time all of the bodies are found in the rubble. but tonight, rescue workers remain focused on trying to find survivors. and
this weekend, president obama, for the first time, publicly called for gadhafi's ouster. while backing that call, today, republican john mccain said the u.s. needs to go further. >> we could impose and could have imposed a no-fly zone. they would have stopped flying if that had been imposed. they are using air power and helicopters to continue these massacres. >> reporter: and lester, another senator, independent joe lieberman, says the united states government should recognize...
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lift the cots are ladies open sides all those male was heavily favored the second seed is going to be obama after making the final without losing a set and while the russian was pushed hard in the quarter and semifinal she stepped up their game against the same six four six four in that london muscovite when her first side sold in just over a year and eleven overall and world number two rachet better is meanwhile yet to beat about djokovic this year the serve grabbing his third straight supplied sides all with a convincing straight sets win over the swiss mastro so truck of the rails the express for the second science since the start in open semifinal last month. roberts of the continental hockey league playoffs now we're in the western conference postseason battles are he's an ops called the only team able to take a commanding three no series lead while all the other match ups sit at the one spot soccer faced here insurmountable with no serious deficit against scots for applies to the last several start out. laying out plans at home to go up to one in their best of seven series look what's
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he'll be the first republican to announce they are running against president obama. gingrich became the first republican speaker in 40 years. he steps down after the 1998 elections after republicans blamed him for an unexpected loss of house seats. >>> former arkansas governor mike huckabee is also considering a run for 2011. huckabee says he cannot afford to jump into the presidential race any sooner than this summer. >>> why employees in a hospital say it could be home to one of the most violent criminals. >>> under staffed and dangerous, that's how a state hospital is being described. ktvu's jim vargas talks to employees who say conditions are putting both staff and patients at risk in tonight's special report. >> reporter: employees at napa state hospital say they have some of the most dangerous jobs in california. there were more than 1,200 ray tacks on patients and staff in 2009 which was the last year that full statistics are available -- 1,200 attacks. >> this hospital is out of control. >> reporter: people who work here say the problem starts with an old fac
he'll be the first republican to announce they are running against president obama. gingrich became the first republican speaker in 40 years. he steps down after the 1998 elections after republicans blamed him for an unexpected loss of house seats. >>> former arkansas governor mike huckabee is also considering a run for 2011. huckabee says he cannot afford to jump into the presidential race any sooner than this summer. >>> why employees in a hospital say it could be home to...
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emanuel quit his job as president obama's chief of staff last year. he collected 55% of the vote, in a six-candidate race. >>> the u.s. supreme court has ruled that parents cannot sue over childhood vaccines. the high court says that's why congress set up a special vaccines court. it handles claims so that drug companies will keep making vaccines. the justices rejected a suit by a couple who did not get compensation for their daughter's health problems from the vaccine court. >>> well, a new study on the effects of cell phones on the human brain found evidence that they do affect brain cell activity. it raises disturbing questions, though, about whether long-term use of cell phones may be harmful to the millions who use them. sandra hughes reports. >> reporter: cell phones are a part of just about everyone's life. but there are still questions about their safety. >> i worry about kids, i've got a 17-year-old who sleeps with the phone by her bed. >> i'm not worried about it. >> reporter: in a preliminary study from the national institutes of health, re
emanuel quit his job as president obama's chief of staff last year. he collected 55% of the vote, in a six-candidate race. >>> the u.s. supreme court has ruled that parents cannot sue over childhood vaccines. the high court says that's why congress set up a special vaccines court. it handles claims so that drug companies will keep making vaccines. the justices rejected a suit by a couple who did not get compensation for their daughter's health problems from the vaccine court....
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there will be no extension at the current rates which they say are 24% higher than when president obama took office. ç extent the ma took office. current rates. republicans say no can do. bottom line, it's gridlock here on capitol hill. lynn. >>> tracie, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in texas, a group of bystanders came together to save a man from a fiery death, helping him escape from a car that was engulfed in flames. the driver was trapped until the group picked up the car to move it, giving him a window to escape through. he's expected to survive. >>> in arizona, a utility >>> in arizona, a utility truck driver was on his way to a service call and ran into an unexpected delay when he smashed his truck through a brick wall, coming to a stop inside a home. a mother and three children were inside. one of the children, a 4-year-old, and the truck driver were taken to the hospital for nonlife threatening injuries. >>> finally, in washington, d.c., an impersonator of honest abe was surprised to find out his honest day's work wa
there will be no extension at the current rates which they say are 24% higher than when president obama took office. ç extent the ma took office. current rates. republicans say no can do. bottom line, it's gridlock here on capitol hill. lynn. >>> tracie, thanks so much. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in texas, a group of bystanders came together to save a man from a fiery death, helping him escape from a car that was engulfed in...
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in washington, president obama signed an executive order freezing the assets in the u.s. held by gadhafi and four of his children. and in new york today, the u.n. security council is meeting again to consider a travel ban and asset freeze against gadhafi and key members of his government. >>> a high seas ferry chartered by the u.s. government finally arrived on the island of malta last night, carrying over 300 evacuees from libya, including almost 200 americans. it had been stuck in the tripoli harbor since wednesday because of rough water and high winds in the area. about 40 of the americans arriving in malta were government officials, including staff from the u.s. embassy at tripoli. the charter plane also left libya on friday with the rest of the u.s. diplomatic personnel. >>> back to our main story around here, certainly the weather, the flakes flying overnight, and the cold. >> you know, it started this morning, workers told me they thought it was christmas. they got up to see the snow and there wasn't any. >> a little disappointing. had you to travel to see a lot of
in washington, president obama signed an executive order freezing the assets in the u.s. held by gadhafi and four of his children. and in new york today, the u.n. security council is meeting again to consider a travel ban and asset freeze against gadhafi and key members of his government. >>> a high seas ferry chartered by the u.s. government finally arrived on the island of malta last night, carrying over 300 evacuees from libya, including almost 200 americans. it had been stuck in...
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president barack obama campaigning two years ago. and when you sign when the presidential election did you think he was going to change american anyway i didn't believe him or did you think the system was too strong personally but it was obvious secondly didn't know foreign politics didn't have i.d.'s birdwatcher gross impressed me more was that the major find the answer was goldman sachs. and the american jews for obama or some organization in chicago that's to put it this way expected him to be very probably surrender so the moment you go on that line you're see you have tied up a lot of your foreign policy. trying to two other countries kind of thing probably starting with tunisia you know have six seven eight the coming by the way in the world you can leave behind disregard the people who voted for you. david and maybe can use and we me and blacks and hispanics and youth and all kinds of groups to see as i'm hoping for something new to happen with republican south republicans but a single little thing is the operating by presiden
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obama is still, quote, grappling with his personal views on same-sex marriage. >>> in hawaii, governor neil abercrombie signed a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions. the new law doesn't establish same-sex marriage in hawaii. but it does give gay and lesbian couples the same state rights as married partners. >>> the u.s. state department is praising mexico for arresting six suspects in last week's deadly attack on two u.s. immigration officers. the alleged members of the zeta drug gang included the leader julian zapata espinoza. one u.s. agent was killed, the other wounded, in an attack on a highway in northern mexico. >>> at the kennedy space center this morning preparations are under way for the launch of the shuttle "discovery" this afternoon. "discovery's" flight to the international space station will be its 39th and final mission, as the space shuttle program nears its end. first launched in 1984, "discovery" has spent nearly a full year in orbit. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," a possible overhaul of the national kidney transplant system. >>> plus, it's no joke, wisconsin
obama is still, quote, grappling with his personal views on same-sex marriage. >>> in hawaii, governor neil abercrombie signed a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions. the new law doesn't establish same-sex marriage in hawaii. but it does give gay and lesbian couples the same state rights as married partners. >>> the u.s. state department is praising mexico for arresting six suspects in last week's deadly attack on two u.s. immigration officers. the alleged members of the zeta...
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. >>> president obama has publicly condemned the violence in libya, but the problem for the u.s. and other countries continues to be the inability to shape events while watching these events unfold. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this from our d.c. newsroom this evening. >> good evening, brian. the president talked to the leaders of france, great britain and italy today trying to organize a united front against gadhafi. tomorrow nato will meet and discuss among other options a no-fly zone. i'm told that is a very remote possibility, difficult to implement. the u.n. will likely vote next week to suspend libya from the human rights council and could launch investigations that could eventually go to the international criminal court. the europeans have voted to take steps toward tougher sanctions and arms embargo and president obama can take similar steps by executive order. but will any of this impress gadhafi who is described by experts and you heard richard engel as both confrontational and delusional. so officials say it is possible that none
. >>> president obama has publicly condemned the violence in libya, but the problem for the u.s. and other countries continues to be the inability to shape events while watching these events unfold. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more on this from our d.c. newsroom this evening. >> good evening, brian. the president talked to the leaders of france, great britain and italy today trying to organize a united front against gadhafi. tomorrow nato will meet...
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many have been caught in cold weather. >>> president obama is meeting with the u.n. secretary-general today to discuss a variety of measures under consideration. secretary clinton also talked about security council members that include an arms embargo, the creation of a no-fly zone over libya, the freezing of assets and travel bans for gadhafi and members of his family. >>> the crowded field of candidates for san francisco grew by one more this morning. during the past hour, david ciao filed his --dy individual chu filed his in-- david chu filed his intent to run. >> this campaign is not about the past and for that matter, it's not about the now. it is about the future. it is about how we're gonna come together. it's about how i as your future mayor want to help build the bridges to ensure that we're gonna bring our san francisco values together to tackle our next challenges. >> ed lee, who is serving the final year of gavin newsom's term, has promised not to run. >>> today marks a big homecoming in san francisco for the yacht that won the america's cup last year. kt
many have been caught in cold weather. >>> president obama is meeting with the u.n. secretary-general today to discuss a variety of measures under consideration. secretary clinton also talked about security council members that include an arms embargo, the creation of a no-fly zone over libya, the freezing of assets and travel bans for gadhafi and members of his family. >>> the crowded field of candidates for san francisco grew by one more this morning. during the past hour,...
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. >>> president obama made his strongest comments to date in a private con very station with germany's chancellor, he said that gay da fee should step down. >>> airplanes rescued 150 civilians from the desert. many oil workers. >> i wasn't scared just not knowing when we could get out or not was the biggest thing. >> back in the country they fled, libya's embattled government started handing out guns and sent out armed patrols to defend tripoli against rebels. >> gadhafi's son says libya remains calm but signs of clashes are everywhere. at the un, scott goldberg for cbs news. >>> step down gay da fee. >>> hundreds gathering in the united nations plaza yesterday. the protestors called for the world to cut ties with gadhafi once and for all. >>> in other local news a pilot walked away uninjured after his plane crashed into the san francisco bay. the small plane took off from palo alto airport noon yesterday but soon reported a loss of engine power if pilot tried to return but was forced to make a landing without power. the aircraft glided into the mud flats outside of fremont the soft mu
. >>> president obama made his strongest comments to date in a private con very station with germany's chancellor, he said that gay da fee should step down. >>> airplanes rescued 150 civilians from the desert. many oil workers. >> i wasn't scared just not knowing when we could get out or not was the biggest thing. >> back in the country they fled, libya's embattled government started handing out guns and sent out armed patrols to defend tripoli against rebels....
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they were discovered today stating that jerry brown and president obama must die. similar messages were reported less than a mile away on january 20th. because the messages ininvolved the president, obviously, the secret service is going to be involved now. >>> the president is also taking criticism today for taking the side of unions in wisconsin. the governor there wants to strip unions of nearly all their collective bargaining power to help balance the budget. kris sanchez is in the news room with what workers are saying about the fight here in the bay area. >> it is about 2,000 miles away, yet a flier is being distributed inviting folks to stand at a rally tomorrow. 2,000 miles away, we are here in silicon valley and folks are feeling the pinch of the union assault. while jennifer thomas' students are on a school break, the teacher is grading papers from home. as she does rs this is on her mind. tens of thousands of people rising up against their governors plan. >> look at all these people. there's 60,000 people there. thank god somebody's saying something. it'
they were discovered today stating that jerry brown and president obama must die. similar messages were reported less than a mile away on january 20th. because the messages ininvolved the president, obviously, the secret service is going to be involved now. >>> the president is also taking criticism today for taking the side of unions in wisconsin. the governor there wants to strip unions of nearly all their collective bargaining power to help balance the budget. kris sanchez is in the...
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. >> reporter: obama administration is condemning the crackdown, indicating the libyan government could face consequences, for using force against the protestors. >> it is another day of protests on the streets of yemen. anti government demonstrators are calling on him to give up his rule he is calling for a national dialogue instead of giving up power. >>> in bahrain a group of young protestors are demanding the entire ruling monarchy step down. eight people have died in clashes with government troops in this tiny gulf nation one of washington's key allies for fighting terrorism. joel brown cbs news the white house. >> back in the bay area muni's executive director could be leaving according to the san francisco chronicle, nathaniel ford is a finalist for running the airport authority in washington dc. he will hear if he got the job by march 1st. his departure would come at a critical time for muni they are facing a billion dollar short fall over the next 20 years. >>> the last day to help out schools in contra costa county buying a new car. this holiday weekend, 14 concord car dealers
. >> reporter: obama administration is condemning the crackdown, indicating the libyan government could face consequences, for using force against the protestors. >> it is another day of protests on the streets of yemen. anti government demonstrators are calling on him to give up his rule he is calling for a national dialogue instead of giving up power. >>> in bahrain a group of young protestors are demanding the entire ruling monarchy step down. eight people have died in...
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in tennis said that doesn't mean that obama has beaten the world's top female singles player karolyn was nowitzki the world number three russian producing an amazing display to lift the cots are ladies open side felt was no less heavily favored second seeded spun out obama after making the final without losing a set and while the russian was pushing hard in the quarter and semifinal she stepped up her game against the dane six four six four in that one day muscovite wins her first prize all in just over a year and eleven year old and world number two or a chef better is meanwhile gets to be the bombshell commission this year the serb grabbing his third straight to fight side hold with a convincing straight sets win over the swiss master also truck of asia the rails the express for the second time since the start in open semifinals last month. so the kontinental hockey league playoffs now where the western conference postseason battles are heating up the only team able to take a commanding three nil series lead while all other match ups sit at the one spark to mark facing an unsurmoun
in tennis said that doesn't mean that obama has beaten the world's top female singles player karolyn was nowitzki the world number three russian producing an amazing display to lift the cots are ladies open side felt was no less heavily favored second seeded spun out obama after making the final without losing a set and while the russian was pushing hard in the quarter and semifinal she stepped up her game against the dane six four six four in that one day muscovite wins her first prize all in...
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to lift their costs are ladies openside so well as the list heavily favored second seed is one that obama after making the final without losing a set and while the russian was pushed hard in the quarter and semi final she stepped out for a game against the six four six four in that london muscovite when her first side sold in just over a year and the eleventh overall and world number two rachet federer is meanwhile yet to beat level djokovic this year the serb grabbing his third straight devide sides all with a convincing straight sets win over the swiss master also talk of the rails the fed express for the second time since the start in oldham semifinals last month and. over to the continental hockey league playoffs now where the western conference postseason battles are he's an ops called the only team able to take a commanding three nil series lead while all other match ups sit at two one sports soccer face here insurmountable with no serious deficit against scott after a flight to the last several started out. laying out plans at home to go to one in their best of seven series look wh
to lift their costs are ladies openside so well as the list heavily favored second seed is one that obama after making the final without losing a set and while the russian was pushed hard in the quarter and semi final she stepped out for a game against the six four six four in that london muscovite when her first side sold in just over a year and the eleventh overall and world number two rachet federer is meanwhile yet to beat level djokovic this year the serb grabbing his third straight devide...
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obama, as you know, has got to face re- election; he didn't do so well at the midterms. so you are king for a day. you are the chairman of the council of economic advisors, you're in the white house, but you've only got a day to drill one lesson into him. what is it? - well, i don't think there's any one thing that obama can do that's going to fix his fate, because of the whole political situation. - all right, one thing he could do to help the economy. the one thing he could do. - if he had one thing to do? um... if there was one thing to fix the system? i don't think there is one thing that is going to, quote, "fix" the system. the system is broken in too many different places. - but the priority should be what? - the united states is so over-extended... - but should it be--i mean, most people would say jobs. they don't know what they mean when they say that, but... - but then, yeah, jobs. i mean, everybody would like to get unemployment down, but do you want to give people a bunch of shovels and pay them money to dig dirt and fill up holes? or do you want to create re
obama, as you know, has got to face re- election; he didn't do so well at the midterms. so you are king for a day. you are the chairman of the council of economic advisors, you're in the white house, but you've only got a day to drill one lesson into him. what is it? - well, i don't think there's any one thing that obama can do that's going to fix his fate, because of the whole political situation. - all right, one thing he could do to help the economy. the one thing he could do. - if he had...
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. >>> authorities are investigating graffiti messaging threatening president obama and jerry brown. the messages stated that both men must die. >>> from medwood city to oakland, we have crews all over the bay to bring you the news that affects your world. >> reporter: in daily city, gunfire led to a police stand off with a pair of suspects who barricaded themselves in this home. six hours into the stand off, s.w.a.t. broke a window in the home to throw a phone inside. that's when the suspects surrendered. police say they found weapons and ammunition. >> reporter: police had problems with their radios not working this weekend. officers responding to a shooting experienced heavy static and transmission problems. the city said the radio failure was due to bad weather ask the age of the antenna. in january the mayor said problems with the radio system had been identified and fixed. >> reporter: bad news that fuel pump. gas prices are going up, 25 cents in the last two weeks. into the summer months they will continue to go up. if you look that pumps here, $3.50 a gallon. san jose $3.60 a
. >>> authorities are investigating graffiti messaging threatening president obama and jerry brown. the messages stated that both men must die. >>> from medwood city to oakland, we have crews all over the bay to bring you the news that affects your world. >> reporter: in daily city, gunfire led to a police stand off with a pair of suspects who barricaded themselves in this home. six hours into the stand off, s.w.a.t. broke a window in the home to throw a phone inside....
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iraq president obama has started withdrawing troops from iraq once all the forces including security personnel leave the country in your view is there a danger of iraq slipping back into the civil war i think iraq is in or is in or prepare precarious state there are still in fact forming a government months after an election to do so there are sharp divisions inside the country. and it's hard to say exactly how they develop i would be more comfortable. with a somewhat longer american presence so that they would be more inclined to solve their problems by discourse rather than strength but we'll have to wait and see but you don't think that. the danger is there oh i think the danger is there i think there are still still many forces tending to pull the country aside indeed one of the reasons for the strength of the dictatorship was to hold the country together but i am hopeful that the people will see the benefits of compromising their differences rather than insist upon them and and destroying the state do you think that the nato mission in afghanistan is doomed just like the british
iraq president obama has started withdrawing troops from iraq once all the forces including security personnel leave the country in your view is there a danger of iraq slipping back into the civil war i think iraq is in or is in or prepare precarious state there are still in fact forming a government months after an election to do so there are sharp divisions inside the country. and it's hard to say exactly how they develop i would be more comfortable. with a somewhat longer american presence...
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he'll be the first republican to announce they are running against president obama. gingrich became the first republican speaker in 40 years. he steps down after the 1998 elections after republicans blamed him for an unexpected loss of house seats. >>> former arkansas governor mike huckabee is also considering a run for 2011. huckabee says he cannot afford to jump into the presidential race any sooner than this summer. >>> why employees in a hospital say it ♪ [ female announcer why choose between delicious or 100 calories? ♪ with yoplait delights, now you can finally have both. ♪ it's the perfect parfait, with two indulgently rich layers of chocolate and raspberry yogurt and only 100 calories. yoplait delights. get rid of the "or." oh yes hi. can you put my grandma on the phone please? thanks. excuse me a sec. another person calling for her grandmother. she thinks it's her soup huh? i'm told she's in the garden picking herbs. she is so cute. okay i'll hold. she's holding. wha? (announcer) progresso. you gotta taste this soup. you don't decide when vegetables re
he'll be the first republican to announce they are running against president obama. gingrich became the first republican speaker in 40 years. he steps down after the 1998 elections after republicans blamed him for an unexpected loss of house seats. >>> former arkansas governor mike huckabee is also considering a run for 2011. huckabee says he cannot afford to jump into the presidential race any sooner than this summer. >>> why employees in a hospital say it ♪ [ female...
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this violence must stop. >> obama said he was considering actions including sanctions and a freezing of overseas assets that the united states could take unilaterally or with its allies. the president said he will send secretary of state hillary clinton to a meeting of the u.n. human rights council in geneva on monday to discuss the developments in libya. >>> british prime minister david cameron has also strongly denounced the libyan government. cameron made the remark wednesday during a visit to qatar. >> what is happening in libya is completely unacceptable. would i like us to go further and have a full you nations security council resolution? yes, i would. i think that would be good. >> cameron says he would like to see the u.n. resolution send a clear warning to colonel gadhafi and the libyan armed forces that what they are doing is wrong. >>> as violence continues to flare up in libya, european nations are taking measures to evacuate thousands of their citizens from the country. the european commission estimates there are about 10,000 eu citizens in libya. member governments are
this violence must stop. >> obama said he was considering actions including sanctions and a freezing of overseas assets that the united states could take unilaterally or with its allies. the president said he will send secretary of state hillary clinton to a meeting of the u.n. human rights council in geneva on monday to discuss the developments in libya. >>> british prime minister david cameron has also strongly denounced the libyan government. cameron made the remark wednesday...
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another says why does obama lie? police say racist slogans were painted nearby. similar threats showed up next month. the secret service and the chp are investigating. >>> 6:18 is the time right now. let's go back over to sal who is watching traffic this morning. how is the commute? >> it's okay. as a matter of fact, the traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. i encourage you to join the conversation if you want to contact me some way. there at ktvu.com or twitter and let me know how you public transportation commute is going. we want to hear from you if you are taking bart or muni. this is 880 oakland traffic is moving along very well here and the oakland corridor. the morning commute is going to be okay if you are driving in san francisco along northbound 101. getting out to the lower deck of the bay bridge. most people coming in from oakland and san francisco that is okay. they have not switched on the metering lights or they will shortly. if you are taking public transportation, especially vta and you are using that new clipper card drop me a tweet
another says why does obama lie? police say racist slogans were painted nearby. similar threats showed up next month. the secret service and the chp are investigating. >>> 6:18 is the time right now. let's go back over to sal who is watching traffic this morning. how is the commute? >> it's okay. as a matter of fact, the traffic is doing pretty well around the bay area. i encourage you to join the conversation if you want to contact me some way. there at ktvu.com or twitter and...
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. >>> president obama calling for the libyan leader moammar gadhafi to step down. libya and the ruling family now facing punishment for the deadly response to antigovernment protests. scott goldberg with more on tonight's u.n. decision. >> reporter: onlookers reacted with surprise as the united nations security council unanimously voted to levy strong sanctions against libya. even china's representative agreed to the sanctions to place international travel bans on moammar gadhafi, his family and members of his inner circle. to freeze the family's assets and to refer the case to a war crime's tribunal in the hague. >> this is a clear warning to the libyan government that it must stop the killing. >> reporter: the vote followed a day of meetings interrupted as members of the council conferred with their own governments about the language and scope of the sanctions. saturday president obama made his strongest comments to date on the uprising saying in a private phone call to germany's chancellor gadaffi should step down and leave the country. 150 civilians were rescue
. >>> president obama calling for the libyan leader moammar gadhafi to step down. libya and the ruling family now facing punishment for the deadly response to antigovernment protests. scott goldberg with more on tonight's u.n. decision. >> reporter: onlookers reacted with surprise as the united nations security council unanimously voted to levy strong sanctions against libya. even china's representative agreed to the sanctions to place international travel bans on moammar...
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president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation he was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty and only rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of waiting back up trying to push their back against an avalanche and i don't think we're going to hear a lot of success that may not stopping us from trying to take control some observers believe the u.s. may intervene militarily in libya or oil reserves are massive under false pretenses of helping protesting people has nothing to do with interest. it has everything to do with the interest of the u.s. corporate oil corporations military corporate profits either way analysts say the price of fuel going up will simply fuel public rage and the government is largely helpless the american people are going for a very nasty ride and there's no way out of
president barack obama went to the podium calling for this that there must be reform political social and economic reforms that meet the aspirations of the egyptian people and calling for egyptian president hosni mubarak's resignation he was calling for an end to the status quo which means a rise in uncertainty and only rich region so did leaders weigh the toll it could take on their own economy some argue they don't have the power to kind of waiting back up trying to push their back against an...
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. >> reporter: president obama called the leaders of britain, france and italy last night to discuss the crisis. the white house is considering a wide range of actions against the regime. >> there are no options we're taking off the table. but what we're focused on are the options that we can take to affect the situation in the near term. >> reporter: possible moves include freezing or seizing gadhafi's assets, banning libyan officials and airliners from international travel, suspending exports to libya and imposing u.n. sanctions. the u.n. security council will meet this afternoon to discuss those sanctions and look for other possible ways to stop the bloodshed and punish the regime. and nato will also meet today to discuss its options. and now, there's a new option, option for americans trying to get out of tripoli. they're told to board a chartered flight leaving late this afternoon for turkey. back to you, betty. >> okay, michael herzenberg in washington. thank you, michael. >>> in this country, for the first time, senate democrats say they are ready to implement immediate spendi
. >> reporter: president obama called the leaders of britain, france and italy last night to discuss the crisis. the white house is considering a wide range of actions against the regime. >> there are no options we're taking off the table. but what we're focused on are the options that we can take to affect the situation in the near term. >> reporter: possible moves include freezing or seizing gadhafi's assets, banning libyan officials and airliners from international travel,...
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and asked by the obama administration two years ago brought any serious results if not what could be the reasons i was a little disappointed for a year or so i am now encouraged i think now that we're beginning on a much more positive course. both sides have ratified the new start treaty and that is. a major step forward in terms of renewing a co-operative sense the. nuclear cooperation agreement the one twenty three agreement as we call it is now in force and i think the the warmth between the two and the progress report made together with respect to iran for example and i think even on afghanistan there is a sense that we we have a common problem there common of the export of export of harold on so on those things. are leading and i feel good about the reset button now plywood disappointed then did you feel that those two little happening yes yes i thought that i thought the language of reset was good but but there didn't seem to be much follow through for a time and now it just took time to catch on but now i feel very good about it since i've already mentioned start what is its p
and asked by the obama administration two years ago brought any serious results if not what could be the reasons i was a little disappointed for a year or so i am now encouraged i think now that we're beginning on a much more positive course. both sides have ratified the new start treaty and that is. a major step forward in terms of renewing a co-operative sense the. nuclear cooperation agreement the one twenty three agreement as we call it is now in force and i think the the warmth between the...
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this was america's position from the very beginning in his conversations with mubarak president obama strongly recommended that president mubarak step down before september because mubarak said initially he would step down in september that was leaked to the media and reported by several u.s. newspapers gets at the same time it was clear that the u.s. found itself between a rock and a hard place on one hand it had to maintain its image of a country that supports democratic revolutions the riots in egypt go democratic not islamic there were no islamic slogans no green flags all people wanted was to put. an end to corruption and to allow normal economic growth to develop from the primary protest which gates the regime so the us had to maintain its image by supporting the brian says on the other hand they had to do all they could to retain their influence in egypt and other countries the us strongly relied on the barracks regime in egypt and only then at least regime engine is e.s.q. so they were looking for a way out of this predicament we at first they hoped that general suliman would
this was america's position from the very beginning in his conversations with mubarak president obama strongly recommended that president mubarak step down before september because mubarak said initially he would step down in september that was leaked to the media and reported by several u.s. newspapers gets at the same time it was clear that the u.s. found itself between a rock and a hard place on one hand it had to maintain its image of a country that supports democratic revolutions the riots...
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. >>> president obama today stepped up pressure on libyan leader moammar gadhafi to leave that country and re leng wish power, and signed an order imposing financial sanctions in the u.s. now the security council is following suit. the group voted unanimously to bar the travel and freeze the foreign assets of gadhafi. pro-democracy supporters in the u.s. have urged the u.s. and u.n. security council to take that stand. many of these demonstrators gathered again today at u.n. plaza in the city to show their support for the people of libya, as well as other countries as well. >> my message to the u.s., and to the u.n., the security council, we do not want invasion of the country. what we are asking for are simple things. we want a no-fly zone to prevent gadhafi from using any kind of air force, bringing in any kind of mersenaries from other countries. we want all his assets outside of libya to be frozen, him and his supporters. >> president obama signed that executive order last night, imposing the unilateral financial sanctions against gadhafi and his family here in the united states. >
. >>> president obama today stepped up pressure on libyan leader moammar gadhafi to leave that country and re leng wish power, and signed an order imposing financial sanctions in the u.s. now the security council is following suit. the group voted unanimously to bar the travel and freeze the foreign assets of gadhafi. pro-democracy supporters in the u.s. have urged the u.s. and u.n. security council to take that stand. many of these demonstrators gathered again today at u.n. plaza in...
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the political price would be too high for the obama administration. to new. egypt. and the hurricane. algeria. and libya protest in countries seeming to fuel one another unrest spreading like wildfire through the middle east and north africa only raging in or near for your rich countries that helped fuel the world's use of more than eighty four million barrels of crude a day. uncertainty over production has sent prices soaring i mean the shock waves from the middle east turmoil are being felt worldwide oil is a more supply of oil resource on the planet today controls. extremely now the mideast crisis is hitting home for outrage americans and oil prices have skyrocketed so too have the prices you pay for gasoline and now the price americans pay at the pump is threatening to derail the u.s. economic recovery a surge in oil. prices will be the end of the u.s. economy not just an end to the recovery there's no more a reality people expert michael see rupert sees happening it or oil hits one hundred fifty dollars a barrel which he believes is inevitable this year others
the political price would be too high for the obama administration. to new. egypt. and the hurricane. algeria. and libya protest in countries seeming to fuel one another unrest spreading like wildfire through the middle east and north africa only raging in or near for your rich countries that helped fuel the world's use of more than eighty four million barrels of crude a day. uncertainty over production has sent prices soaring i mean the shock waves from the middle east turmoil are being felt...
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. >> reporter: in his weekly radio address, president obama urged lawmakers to act fast. >> for the sake of our people and our economy we cannot allow gridlock to prevail. >> reporter: still many worry a deal to avoid a shutdown could just leave lawmakers in the same place two weeks from now. now, even if the government did shut down, social security checks would still go out. u.s. troops would remain in place and virtually every u.s. government agency would continue operating like the fbi, border patrol and the coast guard, all still operating. terrell? >> susan mcginnis in washington for us. susan, good to see you. take care. >> thanks. >>> hundreds thousands of americans served in europe during world war i, with the passing sunday of frank buckles, they are all gone. in 1917, not even 17 years old yet, buckles lied about his age to join the army. he served in england and france during the war. years later he was awarded the french legion of honor. when world war ii erupted buckles was a civilian working in the philippines. he was captured and spent years in a japanese prison camp. fra
. >> reporter: in his weekly radio address, president obama urged lawmakers to act fast. >> for the sake of our people and our economy we cannot allow gridlock to prevail. >> reporter: still many worry a deal to avoid a shutdown could just leave lawmakers in the same place two weeks from now. now, even if the government did shut down, social security checks would still go out. u.s. troops would remain in place and virtually every u.s. government agency would continue operating...
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administration there is no more of that democracy celebration that we saw over a week ago when obama delivered all those passionate speeches on people of egypt making their voice heard and embracing democracy with analysts say it was easier and safer for the u.s. to root for democracy and support the people because there is the army there which is very powerful and is largely supported and financed by the united states and is now in control of egypt but in other countries in libya for example the u.s. doesn't have that same leverage libya has the richest proven oil reserves in africa it is the twelve largest oil exporter in the world experts say it is very hard to predict who will take power if gadhafi is apps that washington's biggest fear is that those uprisings in the region could bring about leaders who will be hostile to the united states market off he never was their favorite leader that's for sure but seven years ago he agreed to open up a leave us all or oil riches to the west and let them invest in oil production so they kind of left him alone but now with protests spreading
administration there is no more of that democracy celebration that we saw over a week ago when obama delivered all those passionate speeches on people of egypt making their voice heard and embracing democracy with analysts say it was easier and safer for the u.s. to root for democracy and support the people because there is the army there which is very powerful and is largely supported and financed by the united states and is now in control of egypt but in other countries in libya for example...
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and for the first time president obama has said outright that gadhafi must leave immediately so let's go straight to tripoli now. christiane, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan, from tripoli. >> it's incredible you made it in there. and i know you've got this exclusive interview with gadhafi's son. did they give any indication to you that their father might be willing to consider peacefully stepping aside? >> reporter: not at all. they haven't wavered, especially saif al islam. he is the eldest son and has a lot of political involvement in libya. they keep saying we were born here, we live here and we'll die here. even when i asked about the new sanctions that have gone in, no, they say, that will have no effect. they know, though that they're standing here in what is their last stronghold on the mediterranean coast to the east has fallen they know that this is a pretty tenuous position to be in. and i asked last night will there be a new regime? >> if you are strong, they love you. if not, say good-bye. and it's good. we get rid of them, hypocrites. >> do you think t
and for the first time president obama has said outright that gadhafi must leave immediately so let's go straight to tripoli now. christiane, good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, dan, from tripoli. >> it's incredible you made it in there. and i know you've got this exclusive interview with gadhafi's son. did they give any indication to you that their father might be willing to consider peacefully stepping aside? >> reporter: not at all. they haven't wavered,...
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predicting the possibility of such an rest almost immediately though they became very active president obama gold medal eric several times he was little the president of american the time you were they also maintain contact with general omar suleiman the root of the of the u.s. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of maintaining contact with his counterpart in egypt in all the channels were immediately activated by the rules even former diplomats who were well connected in cairo flew over to egypt to help the embassy there why did the united states abandon mubarak so quickly for him and you know this was america's position from the very beginning in his conversations with mubarak president obama strongly recommended that president mubarak step down before september because mubarak said initially he would step down in september that was leaked to the media and reported by several u.s. newspapers gets at the same time it was clear that the u.s. found itself between a rock and a hard place on one hand it had to maintain its image of a country that supports democratic revolutions the riots in e
predicting the possibility of such an rest almost immediately though they became very active president obama gold medal eric several times he was little the president of american the time you were they also maintain contact with general omar suleiman the root of the of the u.s. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of maintaining contact with his counterpart in egypt in all the channels were immediately activated by the rules even former diplomats who were well connected in cairo flew over to...